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zhbjsh/homeassistant-ssh · vv1.3.1
HACSLocal polling
Control and monitor devices in Home Assistant by executing commands via SSH
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 860 (0.12%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 167 |
| Latest version | v1.3.1 (2025-06-09) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @zhbjsh |
| License | MIT |
Notable forks
Forks with stars, or with code pushed at least 90 days after the original’s last push. Useful when the original goes quiet.
| Fork | Stars | Last push | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| davidcoulson/homeassistant-ssh Newer code | ★ 1 | 2026-09-11 | Control and monitor devices in Home Assistant by executing commands via SSH |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
Sources
- Documentation: https://github.com/zhbjsh/homeassistant-ssh
- Source code: https://github.com/zhbjsh/homeassistant-ssh
- Issues: https://github.com/zhbjsh/homeassistant-ssh/issues
- HACS: https://hacs.xyz
